Aue-Schwarzenberg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aue-Schwarzenberg

Map of Free State of Saxony highlighting the district Aue-Schwarzenberg
State Free State of Saxony
County seat Aue
Adm. region Chemnitz
Area 528.25 km²
Population 138,331 (2001)
Pop. density 262 inh./km²
Car identification ASZ
Web page http://www.lra-asz.de

Aue-Schwarzenberg is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the Czech Republic and the districts of Vogtlandkreis, Zwickauer Land, Stollberg and Annaberg.

Contents

The Ore Mountains were virtually unsettled in the early Middle Ages. There was an isolated monastery as early as the 12th century. Most of the towns in the mountains were founded in the 16th century, after the discovery of deposits of silver and tin. At this time the region was purchased by the aspiring state of Saxony (1533).

The districts of Aue and Schwarzenberg were established in 1873. In 1994 both districts were merged in order to form a new district, which was called Westerzgebirgskreis and was one year later renamed to the present name (Aue-Schwarzenberg).

The district is located in the western part of the Ore Mountains. The crest of this mountain range forms the southern border of the district, which is also the German-Czech border. The highest peak in the district is the Auersberg (1019 m), second highest mountain of Saxony after the Fichtelberg.

The source of the Zwickauer Mulde is located in the district. From here it runs northwards to Zwickau.

Coat of arms The coat of arms displays:
  • The clerical crook symbolises the monastery of Grünhain, which was by far the oldest settlement in this part of the Ore Mountains
  • The wolf teeth were the arms of the county of Schwarzenberg
  • The black cross on yellow ground was used by the county of Hartenstein, which had possessed the northern parts of the district

Towns Municipalities
  1. Aue
  2. Eibenstock
  3. Grünhain-Beierfeld
  4. Johanngeorgenstadt
  5. Lauter
  6. Lößnitz
  7. Schneeberg
  8. Schwarzenberg
  1. Bad Schlema
  2. Bernsbach
  3. Bockau
  4. Breitenbrunn
  5. Markersbach
  6. Pöhla
  1. Raschau
  2. Rittersgrün
  3. Schönheide
  4. Sosa
  5. Stützengrün
  6. Zschorlau


Flag of Saxony
 Urban and rural districts in the
Federal State of Saxony in Germany
Flag of Germany

Urban
districts

Chemnitz | Dresden | Görlitz | Hoyerswerda | Leipzig | Plauen | Zwickau

Rural
districts

Annaberg | Aue-Schwarzenberg | Bautzen | Chemnitzer Land | Delitzsch | Döbeln | Freiberg | Kamenz | Leipziger Land
Löbau-Zittau | Meißen | Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis | Mittweida | Muldentalkreis | Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis
Riesa-Großenhain | Sächsische Schweiz | Stollberg | Torgau-Oschatz | Vogtlandkreis | Weißeritzkreis | Zwickauer Land
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../a/u/e/Aue-Schwarzenberg_21c4.html"
Advanced Search
Included Web Search Engines


Safe Search

close

Top Matching Results

Occasionally Search.com will highlight specialized results that are based on the context of your query. Examples of specialized results include specific links to news, images, or video.

Top Matching Results may highlight information from other Search.com pages, content from the CNET Network of sites, or third party content. The listings are based purely on relevance. Search.com does not receive payment for listings in this section but our partners that provide this data may get paid for listing these products.

Sponsored Links

This section contains paid listings which have been purchased by companies that want to have their sites appear for specific search terms and related content. These listings are administered, sorted and maintained by a third party and are not endorsed by Search.com.

Search Results

Search.com sends your search query to several search engines at one time and integrates the results into one list which has been sorted by relevance using Search.com's proprietary algorithm. You can customize the list of search engines included in your metasearch from the preferences.

The search engines that are used in your metasearch may allow companies to pay to have their Web sites included within the results. To view the Paid Inclusion policy for a specific search engine, please visit their Web site. Search.com does not accept payment or share revenue with any search engine partner for listings in this section.